Ore railway station


Ore railway station serves Ore in East Sussex, England. It is on the Marshlink Line, and train services are provided by Southern, with a few peak services operated by Southeastern.
Third rail 750 V DC electrification from Hastings ends here.

History

The station opened in 1888 and was electrified in 1935.

Services

Ore station is the terminus for electric East Coastway services. Trains run regularly to and beyond. In May 2018, an hourly direct service to/from Ashford was reintroduced after a gap of nearly 13 years.
Ore station was once adjoined to the north by a depot for electric trains but this closed in May 1986 following the electrification of the Hastings to Tonbridge line and relocation of electric units for servicing and cleaning to St Leonards depot.
Today, there are two platforms linked by a footbridge. Ore station has been unstaffed since a booking office fire in the late 1980s, and it has no other facilities. There is limited road access via Ore Valley Road, but this station is not recommended for people with physical disabilities.
The area has in the past been a hotspot for vandalism but is now covered comprehensively by CCTV. It is scheduled for a major re-development.
There has been some debate as to whether the station should be renamed Hastings East or Ore Valley.
Trains terminating and restarting at this station run forward into a turnaround siding which runs adjacent to the Marshlink line as far as Ore Tunnel. Ore is also the start of the single track section on the Marshlink line, which runs through to Appledore.
All off-peak services at Ore are operated by Southern. As of May 2019, the typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:
During the peak periods, there are additional trains operated by Southeastern that terminate here. There are 2 northbound trains in the morning peak and 1 southbound train from London Cannon Street that terminates here in the evening peak.
Southeastern initially planned to cease serving Ore from the May 2020 timetable change. However, as of May 2020, they continue to operate three Monday-Friday peak services from the station.

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